North Carolina Highway 400
{{Short description|State highway in Dare County, North Carolina, US}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Notability|Geography|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox road
|state=NC
|type=NC
|route=400
|map=NC 400 map.svg
|length_mi=0.63
|length_round=2
|length_ref={{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Church+St&daddr=NC-381+N&hl=en&ll=34.821977,-79.633026&spn=0.23703,0.445976&sll=34.877415,-79.673996&sspn=0.000921,0.001742&geocode=FWxJEgIdqjdB-w%3BFb8wFAIdMkRA-w&t=p&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=20&z=12|title=North Carolina Highway 400 (EB)|accessdate=June 24, 2014}}{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Festival+Park&daddr=Ananias+Dare+St&hl=en&sll=35.906676,-75.673099&sspn=0.029963,0.055747&geocode=FSz2IwIdpWd9-w%3BFajsIwId8UZ9-w&t=p&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=15&z=15|title=North Carolina Highway 400 (WB)|accessdate=June 24, 2014}}
|direction_a=West
|direction_b=East
|terminus_a={{jct|state=NC|US|64}} in Manteo
|terminus_b=Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo
|counties=Dare
|established=1985
|previous_type=NC
|previous_route=381
|next_type=US
|next_route=401
}}
North Carolina Highway 400 (NC 400) is the shortest primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is {{convert|0.63|mi|km}} long and is entirely in Dare County and the town of Manteo on Roanoke Island. The route traverses from its western terminus at US 64 to the Elizabeth II vessel (State Historic Site) docked on Ice Plant Island, located in Shallowbag Bay. Unlike other state routes, all of the NC 400 markers have brown recreational backgrounds. The route is split among two one-way streets: eastbound and westbound.
Route description
NC 400 begins at an intersection with US 64 in the town of Manteo. The route begins as a pair of one-way street, with NC 400 heading eastbound along Fernando Street and westbound along Ananias Dare Street. The eastbound direction heads through a residential portion of Manteo, running along Fernando Street, turning northward at an intersection with Queen Elizabeth Street, where it heads to Ananias Dare Street, meeting with the westbound alignment of NC 400. There, the now two-way street heads eastward as Festival Park, crossing Dough's Creek and entering the Roanoke Waterfront, where the Elizabeth II, a ship declared historic by the state of North Carolina, is docked. This also serves as the eastern terminus of NC 400.{{Bing maps|title=Overview map of North Carolina Highway 400|accessdate=July 1, 2010|url=http://www.bing.com/maps/#JmNwPTM1LjkwODUwOTM4MTExNTQ0fi03NS42Njk4MjE1NzUyODQmbHZsPTE2JnN0eT1yJnJ0cD1wb3MuMzUuOTA1NDA3MDU3MjU0MzRfLTc1LjY3Mzk1MDE2NTUxMDE4XzEwMCUyME4lMjBIaWdod2F5JTIwNjQlMjAyNjQlMkMlMjBNYW50ZW8lMkMlMjBOQyUyMDI3OTU0X19fYV9+cG9zLjM1LjkxMTcxNTg5ODM3NTM1Xy03NS42NjUwMTMwNDUwNzI1Nl9fX19hXyZtb2RlPUQmcnRvcD0wfjB+MH4=}}
History
{{Empty section|date=June 2014}}
Major intersections
{{Jcttop|length_ref=|state=NC|county=Dare|location=Manteo}}
{{NCint
|mile=0.00
|road=Highway 64
|notes=Western terminus; WB lane continues as Ananias Dare Street; Fernando Street feeds into EB lane
}}
{{NCint
|mile=0.63
|road=Roanoke Island Festival Park
|notes=Eastern terminus; road continues into the park
}}
{{Jctbtm}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- [http://www.state-ends.com/ncends/state/400.html NC State Highway 400 Ends]
- [http://www.aaroads.com/guide.php?page=obxnc Outer Banks Roads]
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